Native bees pollinate many of Australia’s unique plants and help entire ecosystems thrive.
- Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University
Human-made carbon dioxide emissions threaten the very survival of our larger pollinators.
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If the governments of Australia can invest millions into the honeybee industry, they surely have the resources to support native pollinators.
The discovery of a horned native bee that pollinates a rare plant highlights how little we know about Australian pollinators.
A researcher left 1,000 artificial bee nests in a forest devastated by bushfire … and then began an anxious wait.
The findings of a new study have important implications for native bee conservation, particularly in urban and agricultural areas.
Feral honeybees have become a major problem in Australia. It’s time to develop effective and practical control measures.
Bees have been represented in a range of art forms for millennia, from rock carvings to video games.
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